2 arrested for provocative social media posts on B’desh’s mob lynching case: Assam Police
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha Published on: Dec 23, 2025 10:58 pm IST The Assam Police said one person was arrested from the state’s Kamrup district while the second person, a 19-year-old, was from Hailakandi district SILCHAR: Two persons have been arrested in Assam for allegedly posting objectionable and communally provocative content on social media in connection with a recent mob lynching incident in Bangladesh, officials said. (Shutterstock) One arrest was made in Kamrup district and the other in Hailakandi district, police said. In Kamrup’s Rangia town, police arrested Mohammad Shaif Akhtar Ali for allegedly sharing a graphic video related to the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh. The video was posted on Facebook and Instagram accounts and was accompanied by comments, which the police said, could promote communal disharmony. The Rangia police arrested Ali following complaints lodged by the Bajrang Dal and the International Hindu Parishad–Bajrang Dal, alleging that the post hurt religious sentiments and incited hatred among communities. In Hailakandi, police arrested Izazur Rahman Laskar (19), a resident of Gamoria village in Sribhumi district, …





